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Senate Square and the statue of Alexander II, Helsinki
HelsinkiSenate Square and the statue of Alexander II
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Helsinki by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Helsinki or Hoi An?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Helsinki for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Helsinki’s own page.

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Hoi An’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Helsinki 28, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Helsinki 52, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Helsinki 60, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Helsinki 50, Hoi An 28: Helsinki leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Helsinki 58, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Helsinki 62, Hoi An 50: Helsinki leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Helsinki 76, Hoi An 58: Helsinki leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Helsinki 86, Hoi An 48: Helsinki leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Helsinki 62, Hoi An 57: Helsinki leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Helsinki 30, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Helsinki 63, Hoi An 24: Helsinki leads by 39 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Helsinki 82, Hoi An 65: Helsinki leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Helsinki and Hoi An.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Helsinki
59match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around with your weighting.

Hoi An
57match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Helsinki in July

22 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
58 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Hoi An in July

35 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HelsinkiHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Helsinki: 1991-2020 normals, Helsinki Kaisaniemi / Harju (1.6 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHelsinkiHoi An
Official languageFinnish, SwedishVietnamese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation17 m13 m
Main airportHelsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)16 km from centre136 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHelsinkiHoi An
City population694,392121,716
People per km²3,239-
Museums within 10 km745
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.